St. Therese of Lisieux

English Translations of her Writings

“What
great grace is ours when, in the morning,
we seem to be filled with lassitude and to lack both courage and
strength to
practice virtue! Then is the ideal moment to put the axe to the root of
the
tree, though our effort may lag for a few moments and we may neglect to
gather
our treasures. This is the critical moment, for we may be tempted to
give up
everything. However, we can repair everything and even gain in grace
through an
act of love, though it be unaccompanied by any sensible feeling. Jesus
smiles.
He helps us without appearing to do so and the tears He sheds over the
wicked
are wiped away by our poor, feeble efforts, by our small gift of love.
Love can
accomplish all things. Things that are ‘most
impossible’ become very easy where
love is at work.”